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Diphtheria Prevention Clinics.—The following shows the work carried
out at Valentines Mansion (102 sessions) and Mayesbrook (52 sessions) Clinics
for children of school age during 1948:—
Valentines Mayesbrook
Primary Schick tested 53 34
Positive 15 14
Negative 38 20
Inoculated (full course) 92 58
Schick+ 1947 — —
Schick+1948 35 14
Not tested 41 22
Negative after full course of inoculation 79 51
Positive after full course of inoculation and
re-inoculated — —
Awaiting re-test 16 8
Not re-tested after inoculation on
account of leaving district, etc. — 2
Re-inoculations (one only) 1,009 506
Result of final Schick test in 1948 of cases inoculated in 1947.
Valentines Mayesbrook
Positive and re-inoculated — 4
Negative 4 5
1,752 individual children were treated (1,154 at Valentines Mansions and
598 at Mayesbrook) making 5,250 attendances (3,460 and 1,790 respectively).
Since June 1932, children under 8 years of age have not been Schick tested
prior to immunisation, unless there was some particular reason to suppose
that the child might give a combined reaction to the Schick test.
Since the first introduction of immunisation against Diphtheria in Ilford
in 1929, 14,633 children of school age, and 26,030 children under school age
have been immunised.
During 1946 a scheme for systematic re-inoculation was introduced. By
giving single doses of immunising material at the ages of approximately 5 and
10 years the immunity conferred by inoculation in infancy is perpetuated.
Ringworm:—
No. of cases at beginningof 1948. No. of cases reported during 1948.Total. No.
of Remedied cases under during observation 1948. at end of 1948.
Ringworm:—
Scalp — 1 1 1 —
Body — 1 1 1 —
— 2 2 2 -
The 1 case of ringworm of the scalp received X-Ray treatment at the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children (Glamis Road Branch), London, E.l,
under the existing arrangements.
Following Up.—During 1948, 2,134 home visits by the School Nurses
were paid for the purpose, and 3,270 re-examinations of children (some on
several occasions) were carried out by the doctors at school ; 61 visits to
schools were made for this purpose alone, and other children were seen at the
visits for routine medical inspection.
Medical Treatment.
(a) Minor Ailments Clinics.—The attendances during 1948, were as
follows:—
Newbury Hall. Mayesbrook.
Number of individual children seen 1,675 1,569
Number of attendances of children 3,095 3,187
Number of exclusion certificates granted 405 501
Number of certificates of fitness to attend
school granted 408 497